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QUARTERLY REPORT ON EXCEPTIONS TO THE SICKNESS POLICY
Meeting: 05/09/2016 - Employment Committee (Item 9)
9 QUARTERLY REPORT ON EXEMPTIONS TO THE SICKNESS POLICY
To receive an oral report of the Director of Human Resources.
Minutes:
The Director of Human Resources reported orally that 4 exemption requests had been submitted during the last quarter with all 4 being agreed.
The Committee was informed that since the revised policy was introduced in April 2014, there had been a total of 19 requests, 14 of which had been agreed and 5 declined. Interest was expressed regarding the cost that this equated to.
The Committee discussed the merits of the existing discretionary arrangements compared to a fixed written policy. Noting that, under previous policies the element of discretion had always applied to exceptional circumstances, the Committee was also not aware of any issues being raised by employees and trade unions concerning existing procedures.
RESOLVED –
(1) That the quarterly report be noted.
(2) That a review of the policy be conducted at the end of the current Municipal Year.
(3) That Members be provided with the cost of the 14 agreed exemptions since April 2014.
